A LOCAL MAN IS SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE 1 OF 4 NATIONAL AWARDS BEING GIVEN OUT TONIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO. THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL IS RECOGNIZING THE FOUNDER OF SWANTON BERRY FARM. COUNCILMEMBERS SAY JIM COCHRAN HAS SERVED AS 1 OF SEVERAL TRAILBLAZERS IN THE STRAWBERRY INDUSTRY….AND HE IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HIS PIONEERING EFFORTS IN ORGANIC FARMING, AND HIS FAIR LABOR PRACTICES. TONIGHT’S EVENT IS KNOWN AS THE 2011 GROWING GREEN AWARDS CEREMONY.
